Namesakes
Biblical Characters:
5 characters
Jeshua (a.k.a. Joshua) (m) Neh. 7:7 
Joshua (m) Num. 13:16/Num. 13:8
Joshua (m) 1 Sam. 6:14
Joshua (m) 2 Kgs. 23:8
Joshua (m) Luke 3:29
Fictional Characters from Television:
3 characters
Paul Pfeiffer (middle name Joshua) 1988 The Wonder Years
Josh Greene 1996 Promised Land
Josh Matthews 1993; 2014 Boy Meets World; Girl Meets World
Grammy Award Winners:
1 song of the year
(song of the year) Stephen Sondheim (middle name Joshua) 1976 Send in the Clowns
Hall-of-Famers:
1 baseball
(baseball) Josh Gibson 1972
Most Valuable Players:
2 winners
Josh Hamilton 2010 baseball
Josh Donaldson 2015 baseball
Nobel Prize Winners:
1 economics, 1 medicine
(medicine) Joshua Lederberg 1958
(economics) Joshua Angrist 2021
Notable Actors and Entertainers:
15 actors, 1 reality star
Joshua Malina 1966-
Andrew Koenig (a.k.a. Joshua) 1968-2010
Josh Hopkins 1970-
Josh Lucas (a.k.a. Joshua) 1971-
Josh Charles 1971-
Josh Duhamel 1972-
Daniel Gillies (middle name Joshua) 1976-
Josh Stewart 1977-
Joshua Jackson 1978-
Josh Hartnett 1978-
Josh Dallas 1978-
Josh Gad 1981-
Josh Peck 1986-
Josh Duggar 1988-
Josh Bowman 1988-
Josh Hutcherson 1992-
Notable Artists:
1 painter
Joshua Reynolds 1723-1792
Notable Athletes:
3 baseball, 3 soccer, 1 rugby
(baseball) Josh Gibson 1911-1947
(baseball) Josh Hamilton 1981-
(baseball) Josh Donaldson 1985-
(soccer) Josh Magennis 1990-
(rugby) Codie Taylor (middle name Joshua) 1991-
(soccer) Joshua Brenet 1994-
(soccer) Joshua Kimmich 1995-
Notable Musicians:
1 composer/lyricist, 1 singer
Stephen Sondheim (middle name Joshua) 1930-2021
JC Chasez (a.k.a. Joshua) 1976-
Notable Politicians and Statespeople:
1 politician
Josh Shapiro 1973-
Olympic Medalists:
3 silver, 2 bronze, 1 gold/silver, 1 silver/gold
(bronze) Josh Culbreath 1956 400 m hurdles
(gold/silver) Josh Davis 1996; 2000 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay; swimming - 4x100 m freestyle relay; swimming - 4x200 m freestyle relay
(silver) Josh Watson 2000 swimming - 4x100 m medley relay
(silver) Joshua Dunkley-Smith 2012 rowing
(silver) Joshua Mance 2012 4x400 m relay
(silver/gold) Joshua Cheptegei 2020 10000 m; 5000 m
(bronze) Josh Green 2020 basketball
Other Leaders:
1 prime minister
Prime Minister Joshua Hassan 1964-1969; 1972-1987 Gibraltar